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Automatic parking station system for cycles and bicycles

a technology for automatic parking and bicycles, applied in the direction of alarm locks, program control, securing communication, etc., can solve the problems of over-private apparatuses and a large fleet of privately-owned cycles and bicycles, and cannot be ignored

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-13
KANOF PEDRO ROBERTO
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The invention aims to make it easier for people to use automatic parking stations, especially when there are too many people or not many bicycles available.

Problems solved by technology

This immense fleet of privately-owned cycles and bicycles cannot be ignored when an automatic parking station is built for cycles and bicycles.
The above prior art apparatuses suffer from some drawbacks, among which the most relevant one includes the fact that they are closed systems which are not suitable to serve a plurality of different users and operators.

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[0028]With reference to FIG. 1, a cycle or bicycle automatic parking station 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one interactive workstation 2 and a plurality of parking posts 3, each including a first lock portion 4, which is permanently fixed to or is integral part of the respective parking post 3.

[0029]Each parking post 3 may be a bow or an iron U-shaped rod of at least 1 inch diameter which is fixed to the ground and is aimed at securing cycles or bicycles thereto through a second lock portion 7 fixed to the cycles or bicycles, which is complementary to the first lock portion 4. The first lock portion 4 may be welded to a vertical part of the U-shaped rod at a height which is suitable for locking both adult and child cycles / bicycles, e.g. between 55 cm and 60 cm from the ground or the rod's support surface. The second lock portion 7 is fixed to the cycle / bicycle frame, e.g. underneath the seat, at a height corresponding to the height of the ...

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Abstract

The invention refers to automatic parking station for cycles or bicycles, comprising at least one interactive workstation (2) and a plurality of parking posts (3). Each parking post includes a first lock portion (4) aimed at securing a cycle or bicycle thereto through a removable second lock portion (7) of the cycle or bicycle (6). The parking posts (3) are connected to the interactive workstation (2) through a local communication network (5) to allow exchange of commands between the interactive workstation (2) and the parking posts (3). Each parking post (3) comprises code reading means for reading a cycle / bicycle code univocally identifying a cycle or bicycle and stored in a memory medium, so that the cycle / bicycle can be identified by the interactive workstation (2).

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[0001]The disclosures in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 008,568 filed Dec. 21, 2007, from which this application claims priority, are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to an automatic parking station system for cycles and bicycles, in which parking stations are installed in a plurality of sites within a city or a limited geographical area and are connected via a centralized information system. The cycles and bicycles may be manual, electric, electrically-assisted or gasoline-powered.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Statistics show that in many countries the fleet of cycles and bicycles owned by individual persons are relevant figures. To give some examples, in Italy and France the number of cycles and bicycles that are property of individual citizens amounts to more than 20 million in each country, meaning that there is one cycle or bicycle per 3.5 persons. Similar situations can be found, with some variations, in other co...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/00G08G1/14H04Q5/22B62H5/00G05D1/00G06F19/00
CPCB62H3/00G07B15/04G07F17/0057G06Q30/0645G07C1/30B62H2003/005Y10T70/50Y10T70/5872
Inventor KANOF, PEDRO ROBERTO
Owner KANOF PEDRO ROBERTO